. . . All My Chaosity . . .

It's been a long Winter.  Seems like we've had more snow and ice this year than we've had in a while.  I am positive there snow flurries flying when I looked out the window at 8:00am this morning. It's also been horrible for allergies, for Dball and myself.  A couple days ago D was itching and his eyes were swollen and red, and he had welts coming up on his arms, back and hands.  Last night his dyshidrotic eczema (we both get on hands and fingers) was flaring up as well. So I figured I need to document what is working for this.  At first when it was just the eczema, I was using helichrysum hydrosol, and then when it dried I had him use a lotion bar I make from coconut oil, frankincense an lavender.  This protocol cleared it up very quickly, and we were able to avoid steroids and antibiotics from the allergist (last year we ended up going that route). The elm and cedar pollen are causing us both allergy problems right now, and since he was itchy all over his...

About twice a year, though some years it's FOUR TIMES, Rhea Lana's Consignment Sale rolls around and we all jump into action!  I know some of my friends participate in Rhea Lana's, but surprisingly there are SO MANY who know nothing about it.  No only do I sell my quality and boutique pre-loved kid's clothes and equipment (bikes! play kitchens! furniture!!) but I also restock Kupcake's wardrobe for the Spring an Summer seasons. Rhea Lana's of NW Arkansas will be here March 2-8.  It's super easy to consign, and even easier to SHOP of course. ;) You just gather all your clothes and stuff that you no longer need, make sure it's in fabulous condition, and go to their website and set up an account.  You put all your clothing on plastic hangers, make sure you have safety pins and appropriate hangtags (all listed on their handy website above^^^), and then sit down and enter them into the system.  You could have hundreds of things just sitting in your drawers a...